Chinese-made toxic toys spark mass North America recall
By AFP | via (uncensored) Yahoo! News
November 08, 2007
US government authorities on Wednesday recalled 4.2 million units of a toy bead set manufactured in China after warning that it contains a substance that is toxic if ingested.
In addition, nearly 400,000 Chinese-made toys, most of them miniature cars, were recalled for containing unacceptable levels of lead paint in the latest mass recall over safety fears.
Two children slipped into comas after swallowing the Aqua Dot beads, which are manufactured in China and distributed by Spin Master in Toronto, Canada, the Consumer Product Safety Commission warned.
"The coating on the beads that causes the beads to stick to each other when water is added contains a chemical that can turn toxic when many are ingested," it said in a statement of the craft kits sold from April to November.
"Children who swallow the beads can become comatose, develop respiratory depression, or have seizures."
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